Lourdes 2008: Official Site for the 150th Anniversary of the Apparitions

February 11, 2008, marked 150 years since Mary’s first apparition to St. Bernadette Soubirous. Log on to Lourdes2008.com and learn how you can join Catholics all over the world in celebrating Lourdes, a place of pilgrimage, healing and faith. For people planning a pilgrimage, the site offers information about available guides, priests and medical personnel, as well as a schedule of events and helpful publications. There’s also a lot for those of us celebrating Lourdes while staying at home. Check out a video welcome from Father Martin Moran, Lourdes’ English-language coordinator, and browse the multimedia space, complete with Web radio and television features and a collection of photos.